Why this week could be the most challenging of Rishi Sunak’s premiership so far
The stakes are high
The stakes are high
“In this election, we must put all candidates in a position where they are either backing our NHS or being shown up to their local communities as a threat to it.”
Sunak’s pledge to bring down the NHS waiting lists wasn’t an off-hand pledge, an off-the-cuff remark, or a long-term policy proposal
There is a dual attack on the NHS of underfunding and privatisation
Confidence from Conservative voters in their own party’s handling of the NHS has dropped from 70% to 27%
More than 12million people were unable to get dental care last year – which is more than 1 in 4 adults in England.
How the Tories have misled the public on NHS pledges
Well it turns out it’s been yet another broken pledge.
“The crisis in the NHS – the worst in history – is a Conservative crisis that has been 14 years in the making. The longer the Tories are in power, the longer patients will wait. Their time is up.”
Waiting lists having increased by around half a million since the start of last year.